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| − | This page contains the reading lists for the "common packet," Philosophy of Culture, and Ethics. | + | This page contains the reading lists for the "common packet," Philosophy of Culture, and Ethics. All course readings are in the "ereserves" section our your course website (alfino.org, click on "courses," then your course). |
Here's the reading list for the common packet. We did wind up with a fair amount of reading, but we also want to encourage you to pursue other reading from the program library and investigate new topics of your own. | Here's the reading list for the common packet. We did wind up with a fair amount of reading, but we also want to encourage you to pursue other reading from the program library and investigate new topics of your own. | ||
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*Mama, Rauf. 1998. "The Dance of Poverty." In Why Goats Smell Bad and other Stories from Benin, edited by Rauf Mama, 45-50. North Haven, Connecticut: The Shoe String Press. | *Mama, Rauf. 1998. "The Dance of Poverty." In Why Goats Smell Bad and other Stories from Benin, edited by Rauf Mama, 45-50. North Haven, Connecticut: The Shoe String Press. | ||
| − | *Millenium Development Goals for Benin | + | *Millenium Development Goals for Benin: |
| + | :*Guardian, 2013 Millenium Dev. Goal Progress Index [http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/may/29/millennium-development-goal-progress-data] | ||
| + | :*:Beninese minister reports progress in achieving MDGs," [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/29/c_132671720.htm] | ||
| + | :*IndexMundi, "Benin MDGs" [http://www.indexmundi.com/benin/millennium-development-goals.html] | ||
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*Easterly, William. 2006. The White Man's Burden. New York: Penguin. | *Easterly, William. 2006. The White Man's Burden. New York: Penguin. | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 21 March 2014
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This page contains the reading lists for the "common packet," Philosophy of Culture, and Ethics. All course readings are in the "ereserves" section our your course website (alfino.org, click on "courses," then your course).
Here's the reading list for the common packet. We did wind up with a fair amount of reading, but we also want to encourage you to pursue other reading from the program library and investigate new topics of your own.
Benin Learning Community Common Packet
All readings are available as pdfs from your course website. Login and click on "ereserves."
- Reader, John. 1997. "The Atlantic Slave Trade," Africa: A Biography of the Continent. New York: Vintage. (excerpted in pdf, pp. 377-403)
- Gardinier, David E. 1997. "The Historical Origins of Francophone Africa." In Political Reform in Francophone Africa, edited by John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, 9-23. Westview Press.
- Bierschenk, Thomas. 2009. "Democratization without Development: Benin 1989-2009." International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society no. 22 (3):337-357.
- Mama, Rauf. 1998. "The Dance of Poverty." In Why Goats Smell Bad and other Stories from Benin, edited by Rauf Mama, 45-50. North Haven, Connecticut: The Shoe String Press.
- Millenium Development Goals for Benin:
- Easterly, William. 2006. The White Man's Burden. New York: Penguin.
